Fireplace Music was founded by Simon Short, currently residing in Cork Ireland. Simon has dedicated his life to music, beginning by committing to learning the violin and joining his first orchestra at the age of 8. With a BSC Hons in Creative Music Technology, Simon has devoted all of his professional and spare time to music. Previously working in Dubai, London, Seattle and Los Angeles, Simon has become a highly accomplished Musician, Audio Engineer, and former Sales and Business Manager at hallmark companies such as L-Acoustics and Focusrite. Apart from mastering, Simon has enjoyed songwriting, mixing, designing systems and recording Grammy Award winning artists, for some of the most prestigious recording studios and venues in the world.